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another mystery is how about governor romney sell himself. this is an opportunity for him to reintroduce him self to the country. in 1992 bill clinton totally reframed his debate, his whole campaign when he introduced himself as the man from hope. see how governor romney does that. in the end this is a long commercial for the party. so will it be selling a positive vision or will this be four days of beating up on president obama. >> jeff: john dickerson, thank you. >> two men are presumed dead tonight after being swept away in raging floodwaters in dallas last night. four inches of rain filled parking garages and turned streets into rivers. authorities continued searching for the men today. >> dallas has been the center of the latest west nile outbreaks. scientists have confirmed more than 600 cases of the virus across the nation, the most ever by early august. at least 35 people have died, 21 of them in texas. the storm that caused that flooding in dallas also kept the trucks and planes from spraying insecticide last night. they are expecte
another mystery is how about governor romney sell himself. this is an opportunity for him to reintroduce him self to the country. in 1992 bill clinton totally reframed his debate, his whole campaign when he introduced himself as the man from hope. see how governor romney does that. in the end this is a long commercial for the party. so will it be selling a positive vision or will this be four days of beating up on president obama. >> jeff: john dickerson, thank you. >> two men are...
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coming in to this vote mitt romney has some of the momentum after that last debate where rick santorum didn't do so well. when you talk to voters at his rallies they say they like mitt romney because they think can beat barack obama, can turn around the economy. but when you go to a santorum rally they rch more enthusiastic. voters are responding to santorum when he talks on stage and draws that clear contrast between his policies and barack obamas. so the enthusiasm feels like it's with santorum, though romney has the advantage in money, organization and ties to the state. >> jeff: john, what happens to mitt romney if he loses mitch itch-- michigan? >> it would be a near fatal blow. his campaign would be in critical condition. because he has so many advantages in michigan. he has money, his family lived here, he grew up here. he has been playing on all of those ties. so if he lost, when you talk to republican strategists they say there would be this search for somebody because they're worried that rick santorum is too conservative to win in a general election. but who would they go lo
coming in to this vote mitt romney has some of the momentum after that last debate where rick santorum didn't do so well. when you talk to voters at his rallies they say they like mitt romney because they think can beat barack obama, can turn around the economy. but when you go to a santorum rally they rch more enthusiastic. voters are responding to santorum when he talks on stage and draws that clear contrast between his policies and barack obamas. so the enthusiasm feels like it's with...
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it mattered in nevada, and romney has a strong organization going forward. >> so with no debates scheduled in the next few weeks, how does gingrich change the game heading into colorado? >> reporter: he has to do something to break back into the conversation. he's got a news conference after the results in nevada. and that might generate some news. he needs it, especially if he comes in third behind ron paul. he's trying to not only reach voters but also donors. he needs money to catch up with romney. he's been argue recently that romney's wealth makes him out of touch with people. he can't win an argument in the general election based on talking about the economy. he says romney is tied to wall street. this is a little strange because gingrich tried that gambit before. it didn't work. he was also criticized for attacking the free market. it's puzzling, but it may be all gingrich has to work with. >> john dickerson in washington, as always, thank you. later the deep freeze and deep snow that are grinding europe to a halt. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] from the soups you know and
it mattered in nevada, and romney has a strong organization going forward. >> so with no debates scheduled in the next few weeks, how does gingrich change the game heading into colorado? >> reporter: he has to do something to break back into the conversation. he's got a news conference after the results in nevada. and that might generate some news. he needs it, especially if he comes in third behind ron paul. he's trying to not only reach voters but also donors. he needs money to...
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stride, he says, by what he calls mitt romney's dishonesty. maurice. >> dean reynolds in orlando tonight. thank you very much. cbs news political director john dickerson is on the campaign trail in miami. okay, john, three days to go. romney's got the momentum, gingrich seems way off balance. the exact opposite of what happened in south carolina. i mean, who could have predicted this? >> reporter: that's right. mitt romney is the one with the spring in his step now, unlike a week ago in south carolina. and gingrich is off his game. with no more debates to allow him to remind people what they liked about him-- which was that he could be a forceful advocate for their conservative cause-- he's left a complaint about romney. as a gingrich adviser put to me, what gingrich needs to do is remind people why they want to vote for newt gingrich, not why romney is bad and that message doesn't look like it's getting through. >> for gingrich, going forward, the establishment is against gaens him. he hasn't got the money. he hasn't got the organization. he
stride, he says, by what he calls mitt romney's dishonesty. maurice. >> dean reynolds in orlando tonight. thank you very much. cbs news political director john dickerson is on the campaign trail in miami. okay, john, three days to go. romney's got the momentum, gingrich seems way off balance. the exact opposite of what happened in south carolina. i mean, who could have predicted this? >> reporter: that's right. mitt romney is the one with the spring in his step now, unlike a week...
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debate. no fund-raisers, no major appearance, mostly studying. while that takes place republicans continue hammering the president on the administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. jan crawford is in washington and has more on that. >> reporter: to say that the stakes are high in tuesday's town hall debate could be an understatement. the president's performance in that first debate was widely criticized. romney surged in the polls and he now holds a slight lead over the president. under pressure to turn it around mr. obama will have to defend his response to last month's attack in bengal-- benghazi which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the administration is under increasing criticism for initially refusing to call the attacks terrorism. in an exchange with bob schieffer on face the nation senator lindsey graham a senior member of the senate arms services committee was harsh. >> i think they have been misleading us but it finally caug
debate. no fund-raisers, no major appearance, mostly studying. while that takes place republicans continue hammering the president on the administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. jan crawford is in washington and has more on that. >> reporter: to say that the stakes are high in tuesday's town hall debate could be an understatement. the president's performance in that first debate was widely criticized. romney surged in the polls and he now holds a slight...
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we'll get a chance to debate. >> reporter: as former governor of neighboring massachusetts, romney is considered the favorite in new hampshire, where he's made a point of appeal to independent voters who can vote in the republican primary. some political analysts say that to win over those independent voters, perry needs to tone down his texas conservatism, but today, perry held fast to positions with tea party appeal. he said he doesn't believe human activity contributes to global warming, and that the congressional deal president obama signed to avoid default was a mistake. >> no, i would not have signed it. >> reporter: so for now, scott, both perry and romney are keeping their focus, their criticism focused on the president, not on each other, but that is expected to change soon. next month there are three republican debates. >> pelley: thanks, chip. most of our broadcast tonight is about what happened today, but sometimes a bigger story is in what didn't happen. in florida, the police say they discovered and stopped a plot for a deadly attack on a tampa high school. our kelly cob
we'll get a chance to debate. >> reporter: as former governor of neighboring massachusetts, romney is considered the favorite in new hampshire, where he's made a point of appeal to independent voters who can vote in the republican primary. some political analysts say that to win over those independent voters, perry needs to tone down his texas conservatism, but today, perry held fast to positions with tea party appeal. he said he doesn't believe human activity contributes to global...
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gingrich momentum over rick santorum who is trying to consolidate those voters who don't like mitt romney. when happens when people think about the debate is they think about that time in the fall when the republican nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that requires the unemployed to take any work that's available. jobs are on the minds of 18,000 people who work for eastman kodak. the storied company based in rochester, new york since 1888, filed for bankruptcy today. it plans to reorganize to stay in business. that's what formerly bankrupt general motors did, and tonight nearly three years after taxpayers rescued the company g. m. says it's back on top. new sales figures show g. m. sold more than 9 million vehicles last year, better than volkswagen or toyota. g. m. now reclaims the title of world's top selling auto company. we were surprised to hear today that
gingrich momentum over rick santorum who is trying to consolidate those voters who don't like mitt romney. when happens when people think about the debate is they think about that time in the fall when the republican nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that...
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his flat debate performances on his astonishment at what he called romney's dishonesty. >> now, when i say "falsehoods," i mean that both the "wall street journal" and the "national review" have said what romney's been saying about me leading the congress is false. >> reporter: his aides say there's no question the attacks have thrown gingrich off stride but, scott, his angry responses may drown out the very populist message he's trying to convey. >> pelley: dean, thank you. our cbs news political director john dickerson has been traveling the byways of florida talking to republican voters. john, what are you hearing? >> what you hear from voters, scott, is that mitt romney has sewn the seeds of doubt about newt gingrich. they worry that gingrich is too unpredictable and he'll botch the chance republicans have to beat barack obama. voters also tell you something in ma what they're not saying. last week in south carolina, voters talked about gingrich almost like a preacher in that he spoke to their conservative passion. you don't hear that as widely here in part because romney has for
his flat debate performances on his astonishment at what he called romney's dishonesty. >> now, when i say "falsehoods," i mean that both the "wall street journal" and the "national review" have said what romney's been saying about me leading the congress is false. >> reporter: his aides say there's no question the attacks have thrown gingrich off stride but, scott, his angry responses may drown out the very populist message he's trying to convey....
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the bad thing that happened but above all of this sniping what this moment highlights is the central debate of this campaign. the president argues that the government needs to play a larger role, creating opportunity for people to improve the economy and romney says that what his business experience tells him, by rolling back the government and freeing the private sector, that's the best way to pro create prosperity and he points to his own career at bain as proof of that. this is a fight to define mitt romney and the election. >> pelley: much more to come. john dickerson, thanks very much. that scandal involving u.s. agents and colombian prostitutes is expanding. we've learned today that three agents from the drug enforcement administration are being investigated for allegedly hiring prostitutes in cartagena. this incident is separate from the one involving secret service agents and members of the u.s. military, though it happened at the same time. now on to the facebook story. in the second day of trading, the most closely watched stock in america plunged. facebook debuted friday at $38 a
the bad thing that happened but above all of this sniping what this moment highlights is the central debate of this campaign. the president argues that the government needs to play a larger role, creating opportunity for people to improve the economy and romney says that what his business experience tells him, by rolling back the government and freeing the private sector, that's the best way to pro create prosperity and he points to his own career at bain as proof of that. this is a fight to...
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cain, romney, and a rising gingrich battling for the lead heading into the next g.o.p. debate. jan crawford and john dickerson on the latest cbs news poll. the penn state child abuse scandal. armen keteyian on coach jerry sandusky's children's charity where prosecutors say he first met some of his alleged victims. with the wars winding down, elaine quijano tells us the unemployment rate for vets is soaring. and on the road with steve hartman where there is chaos he brings order. >> a ham, lettuce, mayonnaise and all the way. chill i cheese to go right. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, from the site of the next republican presidential debate. if there is any doubt about how important that debate storm evening will be, take a look at this brand new cbs news poll just out today. it shows that the race for the g.o.p. nomination has turned into a close three-man context. in this poll of republican primary voters, herman cain is holding on to the lead at 18% but he is down seven points in the two weeks since the al
cain, romney, and a rising gingrich battling for the lead heading into the next g.o.p. debate. jan crawford and john dickerson on the latest cbs news poll. the penn state child abuse scandal. armen keteyian on coach jerry sandusky's children's charity where prosecutors say he first met some of his alleged victims. with the wars winding down, elaine quijano tells us the unemployment rate for vets is soaring. and on the road with steve hartman where there is chaos he brings order. >> a ham,...
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debates. this was chris christie in the undercard version. >> hillary clinton is coming for your wallet. >> reporter: the phrase "deportation force" carries stark imagery, even more stark than mitt romney's self-deportation. republicans long-anxious about the trump effect on the party are fearful of a 2016 sequel. >> rose: major garrett in des moines, iowa, thanks. john dickerson is our cbs news political director and the anchor of "face the nation." john, during that debate, a lot of attacks on hillary clinton. why? >> reporter: well, all the candidates were auditioning. if primary voters vote first on ideology do, they agree with the candidates on the stage on the issues, they also vote on electability. can they imagine those candidates going all the way, going the distance to november? so what they were doing was trying to give voter as glimpse of how tough they'd be on hillary clinton if they were up against her in the general election. >> rose: and jeb bush said during the debate the repu
debates. this was chris christie in the undercard version. >> hillary clinton is coming for your wallet. >> reporter: the phrase "deportation force" carries stark imagery, even more stark than mitt romney's self-deportation. republicans long-anxious about the trump effect on the party are fearful of a 2016 sequel. >> rose: major garrett in des moines, iowa, thanks. john dickerson is our cbs news political director and the anchor of "face the nation." john,...
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after that first debate, the race went from dead even to a slight but steady lead for governor romney-- though within the margin of error. but now have a look at this. the latest gallup poll out today shows he has opened a four-point lead over the president, 50% to 46%. that is outside the margin of error. so a small but genuine and growing lead. and this was surprising today. gallup shows that in the tossup states that are likely to tip the balance, romney has cut deeply into one of the president's major strengths. he still trails mr. obama among women, but now by just a single point. we'll see if later polls bear that out. we have a team of campaign 2012 correspondents covering the debate and we're going to go first to jan crawford with the romney campaign. >> reporter: well, scott, if you look at these polls, one of the reasons it's so striking to see governor romney's increased support with women voters is that earlier in this campaign he trailed with women voters by double digits. his support with married women voters is solid, but if you look inside these polls, there is a drama
after that first debate, the race went from dead even to a slight but steady lead for governor romney-- though within the margin of error. but now have a look at this. the latest gallup poll out today shows he has opened a four-point lead over the president, 50% to 46%. that is outside the margin of error. so a small but genuine and growing lead. and this was surprising today. gallup shows that in the tossup states that are likely to tip the balance, romney has cut deeply into one of the...
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president obama and mitt romney debate foreign policy. we'll look at the world of trouble facing the commander in chief. reports from nancy cordes, jan crawford, john dickerson, david martin, kelly cobiella and bill whitaker. dean reynolds on the battle for ohio. why it could decide the presidential election. paper couldn't stop bullets. a woman shot to death in wisconsin had a court order against the suspected gunman. can the courts protect women? michelle miller has the story. and lance armstrong is officially stripped of his titles. we'll talk to a close teammate about the system of doping that brought down a champion. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from boca raton, florida. >> pelley: good evening from the debate hall at lynn university. 15 days before america elects a president and a new cbs news poll out tonight finds 11% of likely voters are uncommitted. that means they haven't made up their minds or they could still change them. they will decide this election. and it
president obama and mitt romney debate foreign policy. we'll look at the world of trouble facing the commander in chief. reports from nancy cordes, jan crawford, john dickerson, david martin, kelly cobiella and bill whitaker. dean reynolds on the battle for ohio. why it could decide the presidential election. paper couldn't stop bullets. a woman shot to death in wisconsin had a court order against the suspected gunman. can the courts protect women? michelle miller has the story. and lance...
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elley: tonight, we'll talk to the esident and mitt romney about their first debate here in denver. >> governor romney has shown himself to be a very good debater >> pelley: do you think the debates are make or break for you? >> pelley: plus nancy cordes, john dickerson on what could be a turning point in the race. bombs are turning one of the world's most historic cities into rubble. at least 40 dead today. clarissa ward on who's behind it. most americans take supplements, but do they work? dr. jon lapook has the results of a new investigation. and anthony mason with unforgettable debate moments. >> there you go again. >> who am i? >> you're no jack kennedy. >> pelley: so give a listen. >> i'm all ears. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from denver. >> pelley: good evening, president obama and mitt romney meet here tonight on the stage behind me at the university of denver at the university of denver for their first debate. the stakes are high because 34 days before the election this race is still up for grabs. the latest po
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either way, it's an improvement for romney who was falling well behind in ohio until last week's debate. both candidates were in ohio today where this is the last day to register to vote. our campaign 2012 correspondents reason there, too, and we'll go to nancy cordes with the obama campaign. >> reporter: scott, ohio is the grand prize for the obama campaign. they have 120 field offices here, the president has held 17 rallies in this state, more than any other state, but in the debate last week he failed to mention some major issues that are very important to ohio voters, like that auto bailout or shipping jobs overseas. that's a mistake he did not make today here in columbus. >> when you think about ohio, when governor romney said that we should let the auto industry go bankrupt we said no, we're not going to take your advice. (boos) don't boo, vote. (cheers and applause) and we reinvented a dying auto stay supports one in eight ohio jobs and has come roaring back to the top of the world. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: on deficit reduction, the president accused romney of salesmans
either way, it's an improvement for romney who was falling well behind in ohio until last week's debate. both candidates were in ohio today where this is the last day to register to vote. our campaign 2012 correspondents reason there, too, and we'll go to nancy cordes with the obama campaign. >> reporter: scott, ohio is the grand prize for the obama campaign. they have 120 field offices here, the president has held 17 rallies in this state, more than any other state, but in the debate...
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. >> reporter: it's a touchy issue for a party worried about a repeat of 2012 when mitt romney's milder proposal turned off hispanic voters. >> the answer is self-deportation. people decide they can do better by going home. >> reporter: when they weren't debating tuesday, republicans were talking about hillary clinton. in an online video, her campaign mocked them for mentioning her more than a middle class in a debate focused on the economy. we just learned that bernie sanders has won the endorsement of the postal workers union, the largest union to back him so far. and interestingly, charlie, in our new poll, he leads among democratic voters under the age of 45. he's got 46 points to clinton's 40. >>> "face the nation" host john dickerson will host the debate saturday night at 9:00 right here on cbs. >>> federal investigators in akron, ohio are digging through the wreckage of a plane crash that left nine people dead. they still don't know what caused the jet to drop from the sky right outside of akron. don dahler is there. >> reporter: video shows the jet skimming the tree line and the
. >> reporter: it's a touchy issue for a party worried about a repeat of 2012 when mitt romney's milder proposal turned off hispanic voters. >> the answer is self-deportation. people decide they can do better by going home. >> reporter: when they weren't debating tuesday, republicans were talking about hillary clinton. in an online video, her campaign mocked them for mentioning her more than a middle class in a debate focused on the economy. we just learned that bernie sanders...
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what might it do for the likable factor, where we know in recent weeks, romney has been trailing. >> reporter: well, this may well be-- i mean, we began to pick up little signs reading the tea leaves that this announcement was going to come sooner rather than later, and we began to put our troops in place, expectings this announcement could come this weekend or certainly next week. is it going it make people like romney more? i don't know about that, but i'll tell you this, members of congress like paul ryan, even those who totally and vehemently disagree with his policies think that he is a very nice guy. and so, i think he does bring a certain likeability. he's 42 years old. he spent most of his life in elective politics. this is not somebody who comes from the private sector, like mitt romney, who was elected to congress i guess when he was about 28. but he is well liked on capitol hill. so i think on that side of it, i think it's a definite plus for this team, rebecca. >> jan, you talked about how this announcement was sort of a surprise, the timing of it. i mean, can you talk ab
what might it do for the likable factor, where we know in recent weeks, romney has been trailing. >> reporter: well, this may well be-- i mean, we began to pick up little signs reading the tea leaves that this announcement was going to come sooner rather than later, and we began to put our troops in place, expectings this announcement could come this weekend or certainly next week. is it going it make people like romney more? i don't know about that, but i'll tell you this, members of...
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going on between the president and governor romney over energy policy. the president has been here in iowa touting wind power. governor romney was in ohio talking about coal and the question is, anthony and gayle, does in war of words continue to escalate today and how far can it go when we've still got 2 1/2 months left in this campaign. >> that's the big questions. nancy cordes, thank u. >>> john dickerson is in washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. >> how much of a problem do you think biden's remarks are going to be for the obama campaign, john? >> well, it seemed just days ago this was going to be a substantive campaign. joe biden has caused these kinds of flaps before so they're kind of used to it at the white house. i think that this probably comes and goes like a lot of these other gap moments. it's a pain for the obama administration but i think while it gets those who are partisans on both sides in their usual fever, for most people who are undecided or who care about other issues, this is more proof that this camp
going on between the president and governor romney over energy policy. the president has been here in iowa touting wind power. governor romney was in ohio talking about coal and the question is, anthony and gayle, does in war of words continue to escalate today and how far can it go when we've still got 2 1/2 months left in this campaign. >> that's the big questions. nancy cordes, thank u. >>> john dickerson is in washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning,...
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if the debate is about romney's plan and the ryan plan, that's a problem. so the romney folks are trying to keep the debate about the president's plan and then get back to talking about jobs and the economy. >> that is the big thing. i imagine the romney campaign would love to talk about jobs. how do they do that? how do they change the debate again? >> they hope that medicare runs its course. they can fight to to a duel. then they hope the economy and weak job reports continue to come back in the news. now, also they benefit from the fact that voters, they care a great deal about medicare, certain group of voters do, in florida they do more than perhaps any other state. but voters, when you talk to them, basically care about jobs. so that pressure will hopefully get the conversation from the romney perspective anyway, will get the conversation back to jobs. >> always interesting to watch. john dickerson this morning. thanks so much. >> now on to afghanistan where two more u.s. soldiers were killed on friday. this time by afghan police officers during a tra
if the debate is about romney's plan and the ryan plan, that's a problem. so the romney folks are trying to keep the debate about the president's plan and then get back to talking about jobs and the economy. >> that is the big thing. i imagine the romney campaign would love to talk about jobs. how do they do that? how do they change the debate again? >> they hope that medicare runs its course. they can fight to to a duel. then they hope the economy and weak job reports continue to...
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than maybe it would have if romney was in a bigger lead at this point? >> republican presidential candidates will milk this issue for all it's worth. they nothing they like more than beating up on the president. that's part of the competition in the republican race. who can take on the president and his general record in the general election. this gets to a central issue for them which is government overreach. it will be talked about quite a lot. rick santorum, more comfortable on social issues and talks about them with great ease, certainly something he will talk about. but for rick santorum, the challenge is to get outside the coalition he built with social conservatives, evangel gal voters. he needs to show he can have a broader appeal that allows people to think of him as a possible nominee, somebody who could go up against obama on a variety of issues. >> the other major issue, the economy. president obama expected unveil a budget on monday, less about deficit reduction, more about taxation on millionaires and also spending on infrastructure. how is
than maybe it would have if romney was in a bigger lead at this point? >> republican presidential candidates will milk this issue for all it's worth. they nothing they like more than beating up on the president. that's part of the competition in the republican race. who can take on the president and his general record in the general election. this gets to a central issue for them which is government overreach. it will be talked about quite a lot. rick santorum, more comfortable on social...
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the first man who raised this issue, 2012 republican nominee mitt romney said that is no excuse. >>> florida senator march he ko rubio is with us now from houston. senator, good morning. >> good morning. >> did someone hit the panic button last night? >> well, i don't know what you're talking about. i can just tell thaw a con artist is about to take over the republican party xt conservative movement and we have to put a stop to it. did. donald trump had no answers last night on the issues of health care. if you listen to that report that led into this the media is pumping him up as some sort of unstoppable force. donald trump is consistently fighting for the working people he says and he has a stick to working people for 35 years. if any other candidate in this race had his record there will be nonstop reporting on it, but, unfortunately he is pumped up because many the in the media with a buy oos know he is easy to beat in the general election. we will put a stop to it now and no way we will allow a con artist to take over the conservative movement and donald trump is a con art i- >
the first man who raised this issue, 2012 republican nominee mitt romney said that is no excuse. >>> florida senator march he ko rubio is with us now from houston. senator, good morning. >> good morning. >> did someone hit the panic button last night? >> well, i don't know what you're talking about. i can just tell thaw a con artist is about to take over the republican party xt conservative movement and we have to put a stop to it. did. donald trump had no answers...
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gingrich relying heavily on electrifying debate performances and romney relying on an expensive ad campaign. including attack ads from romney supporters. they are so dark and menacing they have drawn fire from critics and comedians. stephen colbert accuses romney of all sorts of transgressions. >> he's mitt the ripper. >> aghh! >> reporter: on friday, colbert campaigned for herman cain. >> there are no chairs. partly for budgetary reasons, but mostly because i'll take a standing ovation any way i can get it. >> mr. colbert could not get on the ballot. i could not get off the ballot. >> and because herman cain is, indeed, still on the ballot, his candidacy here could really complicate things, because he retains some popularity, and while the candacecandidacy is considering a joke by colbert, it could be a joke for the remaining republican candidates. >> thank you, dean. >>> also in charleston, cbs news political correspondent jan crawford and political director john dickerson. >> good morning, rebecca. >> we look at these numbers. it looks like things have changed pretty tra mdramaticalla sh
gingrich relying heavily on electrifying debate performances and romney relying on an expensive ad campaign. including attack ads from romney supporters. they are so dark and menacing they have drawn fire from critics and comedians. stephen colbert accuses romney of all sorts of transgressions. >> he's mitt the ripper. >> aghh! >> reporter: on friday, colbert campaigned for herman cain. >> there are no chairs. partly for budgetary reasons, but mostly because i'll take a...
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two debates where i had to stand up and battle and battling was fun and battling was won. >> and romney is gaining. >> the latest poll shows mitt romney with a nine-point lead over newt gingrich. >> facebook frenzy we might be getting closer to most talked about ipo in years. it could create 1,000 millionaires overnight. care to buy in and own a piece of the popular social media website? >> a call to help. demi moore's friends make a frantic call. >> she smoked marijuana, snag is not marijuana. but it is similar to it. >> take a look at what happened inside that house and what she really inhaled. and corner office crazies. you're not imagining it. there are new indications that your boss might really be off his or her rocker. >> i do this! these pens are more important. you miserable little crybaby. >> all that and all that matters and all cbs this morning saturday, january 28th, 2012. >> and that is a real guitarist. welcome to cbs this morning saturday. we're also going to get the latest on the stranded dolphins, about 100 of them washed up on the shore on cape cod. half of them were
two debates where i had to stand up and battle and battling was fun and battling was won. >> and romney is gaining. >> the latest poll shows mitt romney with a nine-point lead over newt gingrich. >> facebook frenzy we might be getting closer to most talked about ipo in years. it could create 1,000 millionaires overnight. care to buy in and own a piece of the popular social media website? >> a call to help. demi moore's friends make a frantic call. >> she smoked...
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romney continues to pile up the delegates. he'll get a share from alabama and mississippi and overnight he won two more victories in american samoa and hawaii. he now heads to the midwest. >> how many in this audience call it missouri. >> romney of course, there sounding confident. but gingrich is defiant despite those losses last night. obviously, he's saying he's going to stay in this race overnight. he sent supporters an e-mail saying he wasn't going to quit, asking for money and almost sounds personal. we were at a speech last night and he congratulated csantorum. he suggested that he couldn't win in november. but the question for gingrich now is how he's going to withstand this enormous pressure, all of niece calls on him to get out of this race. >> jan, thank you very much. john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> so we have some momentum of rick santorum. we have delegate mass. which is more important at this moment in the primary campaign? >> it's a lot more fun to have momentum
romney continues to pile up the delegates. he'll get a share from alabama and mississippi and overnight he won two more victories in american samoa and hawaii. he now heads to the midwest. >> how many in this audience call it missouri. >> romney of course, there sounding confident. but gingrich is defiant despite those losses last night. obviously, he's saying he's going to stay in this race overnight. he sent supporters an e-mail saying he wasn't going to quit, asking for money and...
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president obama welcomed mitt romney to the race wednesday with a phone call. c congratulating him on clinching the gop race. >> the president discussed with how he looks forward to what he believes is a very important debate, that will be engaged during this campaign. >> reporter: with the now nation now locked down, romney is now introducing himself to the american public at large in an interview with fox news. >> people will get to know more about me. >> reporter: the obama campaign, after weeks of attacks on romney's job, shiftedto his time as the gov more of massachusetts. >> by the time romney left office we were 47th in the nation in job growth. >> reporter: and david axelrod who sent a five-page memo is headed to boston to attack the dpormer governor. romney will spend the day in california as he focuses on solydra. >> they took $55 million in taxpayer loan guarantees and went bankrupt. >> reporter: here in washington today democrats and republicans are actually going to get to practice politics of civility, which they wish for in these partisan days, o
president obama welcomed mitt romney to the race wednesday with a phone call. c congratulating him on clinching the gop race. >> the president discussed with how he looks forward to what he believes is a very important debate, that will be engaged during this campaign. >> reporter: with the now nation now locked down, romney is now introducing himself to the american public at large in an interview with fox news. >> people will get to know more about me. >> reporter: the...
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. >> reporter: a touchy issue for a party that is worried about a repeat of 2012 when mitt romney's much milder proposal still turned off hispanic voters. >> the answer isself deportation and people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work. >> reporter: when they weren't debating immigration on tuesday, republicans were talking about hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton. >> mrs. clinton. >> clinton. >> online video her campaign mocked her for mentioning morning the middle class at a debate focused on the economy. republicans said that is because she is their true rival, not each other. the assault continued on wednesday. >> we continue to expose her radical views on abortion. >> if we just agree with barack obanama d hillary clinton on amnesty, republicans will lose. >> i like the fact that i was given the chance to point out the threat of hillary clinton's presidency. >> reporter: we have just learned this morning that clinton's democratic rival bernie sanders has won the endorsement of the postal workers union. it's the largest union to back him so far. and i
. >> reporter: a touchy issue for a party that is worried about a repeat of 2012 when mitt romney's much milder proposal still turned off hispanic voters. >> the answer isself deportation and people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work. >> reporter: when they weren't debating immigration on tuesday, republicans were talking about hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton. >> mrs. clinton. >> clinton. >> online video her...
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>> the debates. mitt romney would not be in this race if not for the first debate. if mitt romney should win tonight or tomorrow, he will have won not because of millions and billions in advertising, he will have won because of a debate performance. that's substance. that's what people should watch about this election cycle. >> it's incredible to me that we have that much frustration in the electorate and that much money, and this won't be a change election, which 2008 was. even the mid-terms in 2010 were a change election. how does that compute? how does that turn out that way? if barack obama is not voted out of office, then why does that happen that way, if there's that feeling of frustration? >> because we're a divided country. we really are 50/50. 1/3 are republicans, 1/3 are democrats, 1/3 are independents, but in the end, we break down 50/50 and that's the way we're going to be. >> a long night, yes or no? >> i may be watching you in the same suit and tie tomorrow morning. >> well, you look nice. >> but in the end, voters are just hoping that someone is liste
>> the debates. mitt romney would not be in this race if not for the first debate. if mitt romney should win tonight or tomorrow, he will have won not because of millions and billions in advertising, he will have won because of a debate performance. that's substance. that's what people should watch about this election cycle. >> it's incredible to me that we have that much frustration in the electorate and that much money, and this won't be a change election, which 2008 was. even the...
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romney got momentum after that first debate people got excited on the right. that was a huge opportunity for him. but he really didn't capitalize on that with any kind of message. then he was just playing it too safe. critics say and we think about sports. almost like he was playing defense in football except he never had the lead. playing defense when he was behind. >> we go back to john dickerson. john, of all the mistakes that are now being analyzed what was the biggest mistake and also isn't it always in the end the candidate not the strategy? >> well, you know, we're in the recriminations and finger pointing stage so the list of mistakes and the claims are pretty long here. i think you're fundamentally right. this is a candidate who seemed out of place with both himself and his party, and that he seems to have been where it all settles down. these mistakes that jan talked about in misreading the polls they bought their own spin fun talked to the obama campaign they were incredibly conservative which is why in ohio on election night they were feeling great
romney got momentum after that first debate people got excited on the right. that was a huge opportunity for him. but he really didn't capitalize on that with any kind of message. then he was just playing it too safe. critics say and we think about sports. almost like he was playing defense in football except he never had the lead. playing defense when he was behind. >> we go back to john dickerson. john, of all the mistakes that are now being analyzed what was the biggest mistake and...
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romney is gaining ground because of his debate performance last week so now the pressure is on biden to try to stop some of the momentum or at least change the subject. appearing confident but all this, paul ryan arrived late in kentucky to crowd of well wishers. earlier in the day ryan took a break from practice sessions for ice cream and talked up the vice president's experience. >> it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in american politics but the achilles heel is president obama's history. >> reporter: one challenge for the rookie, he's going head-to-head with a season debate veteran 27 years his senior. biden is under pressure to deliver especially after the president's weak debate performance. >> as i said before, i've been in front of 70 million people. all debates are tough. >> reporter: biden has been out of state for days working in a delaware hotel with top presidential adviser david axle and chris van hollen. he's been fueling up on gatorade and animal crackers. four years ago biden's challenge was not to appear overly
romney is gaining ground because of his debate performance last week so now the pressure is on biden to try to stop some of the momentum or at least change the subject. appearing confident but all this, paul ryan arrived late in kentucky to crowd of well wishers. earlier in the day ryan took a break from practice sessions for ice cream and talked up the vice president's experience. >> it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in american...
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mitt romney basically has to just repeat what he did in the first debate. defining president obama, saying no more four years of this guy, and here, i have a plan for the future. >> and have they cleared up this idea that either two candidates don't answer what the question ask that the moderator can ask the question again? >> i think we'll have to wait until game time to see what happens with that. there's been all of this back and forth with both sides working the referee in. this case, candy crowley of cnn, who will be moderating the debate. she says she's not a potted plant. so i think she'll step in. but they want to make sure that she's fair to both sides and they have a context this they want to complain after the deba debate. >> i keep hearing that candy crowley says i didn't agree to any of these rules. does this format benefit either candidate, do you think? >> i think you can argue it either way. both have done well in town hall settings and both have done poorly. it's just going to depend on how they operate in the time, in the moment. we've had
mitt romney basically has to just repeat what he did in the first debate. defining president obama, saying no more four years of this guy, and here, i have a plan for the future. >> and have they cleared up this idea that either two candidates don't answer what the question ask that the moderator can ask the question again? >> i think we'll have to wait until game time to see what happens with that. there's been all of this back and forth with both sides working the referee in. this...
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president obama gets high marks for last night's debate and so does mitt romney. we'll look at who is likely to get a bigger bounce from voters and we'll hear the rolling stones at the beginning of their 50 year career. but first here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning." >>> i had a question and the question was how much would you cut them by. >> you want me to answer the question. >> president obama and governor mitt romney hit each other early and often in their second debate last night. a pretty combustible mix. a president with a lot to prove. governor romney fighting to maintain his momentum. >> this is a guy whose absolutely committed to bring the middle class back and get this country on the road to recovery. >> three debates, vice president and president have not offered a single new idea about how to turn this economy around and create jobs. they haven't present ad new idea how the next four years will be any different than the last four years. >> they are calling it a museum director's worst nightm
president obama gets high marks for last night's debate and so does mitt romney. we'll look at who is likely to get a bigger bounce from voters and we'll hear the rolling stones at the beginning of their 50 year career. but first here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning." >>> i had a question and the question was how much would you cut them by. >> you want me to answer the question. >> president obama and...
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after that debate in which governor romney had that exhaeng that didn't go so well for him on libya and they were going to press this about the president and whether he was telling the truth and misleading people. they said we have another debate coming up monday, in other words not going to talk about it in that week between the two debates. going to stick on the economy. so it's the issue of the moment because it's in the headlines but the romney campaign is not pushing it. >> why not? because they think there's no damage to be done the obama campaign? >> i think two things. one they think the biggeretter issue for them is on the economy and the argument you don't want four more years of barack obama and conventional wisdom in the press is romney lost the exchange in the debate with the president and, therefore, he's got a steeper hill to climb to try to make something of that issue. >> got a third presidential debate on monday, the one hosted by bob schieffer. what do the candidates need to do? >> i think for mitt romney he needs to look presidential on the whole range of issues. wha
after that debate in which governor romney had that exhaeng that didn't go so well for him on libya and they were going to press this about the president and whether he was telling the truth and misleading people. they said we have another debate coming up monday, in other words not going to talk about it in that week between the two debates. going to stick on the economy. so it's the issue of the moment because it's in the headlines but the romney campaign is not pushing it. >> why not?...
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at a rally in denver romney mentioned what everyone knows the debates have fueled his surge in the polls. >> they have super charged our campaign. >> reporter: within the final debate behind them the candidates took their arguments on the trail. romney said his new momentum has come in part because the president has no new ideas. >> he's become a president of status quo. and the policies of the president are a continuation of what we've seen over the last four years. >> reporter: to enforce that message, the main outside groups supporting romney announce ad 17.7 million dollar ad buy. >> we never go forward by settling for the status quo. >> reporter: an outside group supporting the president also unveiled a new ad hammering a line of attacks that was successful for democrats over the summer over romney's tenure of bain capital. >> mitt romney and bain capital turned it into a junk yard. >> reporter: in ohio the state that could well decide the election president obama stayed on the offensive, arguing the debates have gone well for him. >> i hope i made clear that there's a big differenc
at a rally in denver romney mentioned what everyone knows the debates have fueled his surge in the polls. >> they have super charged our campaign. >> reporter: within the final debate behind them the candidates took their arguments on the trail. romney said his new momentum has come in part because the president has no new ideas. >> he's become a president of status quo. and the policies of the president are a continuation of what we've seen over the last four years. >>...
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mitt romney. we talked about mitt romney being a tepid, acceptable nominee. now when he's on stage, he'll say things that have nothing to do with beating barack obama and the crowds go nuts. it doesn't mean he'll win the election, but it suggests the kind of change and what you need going into the final stretch for romney. being obama rallies this week too, he still has plenty of support. if this race feels tied in every possible way, the enthusiasm in rallies feels tied too. >> what do you notice with conversations from insiders in terms of where they may be nervous, maybe they say one thing but a word about something else? >> reporter: here's the tone difference, the romney people feel they are on the march. they feel it's particularly in a state like ohio, they feel things are getting better. they are moving. they are taking advantage of good opportunities and the candidate feels buoyant. in the obama campaign, it's more pointing to the quality of their sand bags against this encroaching assaul
mitt romney. we talked about mitt romney being a tepid, acceptable nominee. now when he's on stage, he'll say things that have nothing to do with beating barack obama and the crowds go nuts. it doesn't mean he'll win the election, but it suggests the kind of change and what you need going into the final stretch for romney. being obama rallies this week too, he still has plenty of support. if this race feels tied in every possible way, the enthusiasm in rallies feels tied too. >> what do...
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going to win in six seats that mitt romney won in the democratic election. where's the compromise in that? >> 52% of the pew polls say they're voting to punish president obama. the same republicans, only 38%, say they want compromise. the people who control the senate are the people who don't want compromise. and yet you look at the majority of the public and they do want compromise. >> so you say the headline will be everyone is voting against president obama. but doesn't history so that nearly every six-year itch every midterm election since world war ii the president's opposing party has lost an average. and it's really about ethical public. >> well they're run in deep red states. after $4 billion has been spent what is the message that then you take into governing. right now, it looks like the message is we do not like this president that we the republicans, are going to have to worry about. >> why do the republicans not like this president so much? is it a spillover from obamacare or something else? >> well in the states who control the senate they don'
going to win in six seats that mitt romney won in the democratic election. where's the compromise in that? >> 52% of the pew polls say they're voting to punish president obama. the same republicans, only 38%, say they want compromise. the people who control the senate are the people who don't want compromise. and yet you look at the majority of the public and they do want compromise. >> so you say the headline will be everyone is voting against president obama. but doesn't history...
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president obama led that same poll by five points before the debate. >> romney is sharpening his attacks on the president and today he'll call for changes in america's foreign policy. jan crawford is covering the romney campaign in lexington, virginia. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney was one of the president's critics on how he handled libya. subsequently that proved him right. the administration blamed the attacks in benghazi on a movie. romney has some strong words at a speech later this morning here in lexington. and implying some of the president's decisions were made for political reasons. in a major speech on foreign policy romney will attack mr. obama's leadership and set out his strategy, promising i'll affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects but to the security of the nation. romney will challenge the president's handling of the middle east saying it's time to change course. i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more prosperous middle east allied with the united states. i share that hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> we'll win in f
president obama led that same poll by five points before the debate. >> romney is sharpening his attacks on the president and today he'll call for changes in america's foreign policy. jan crawford is covering the romney campaign in lexington, virginia. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney was one of the president's critics on how he handled libya. subsequently that proved him right. the administration blamed the attacks in benghazi on a movie. romney has some strong...
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and libya attack pb with us, rob portman of ohio, helping governor romney prepare for his next debate playing the part of president obama. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> many people are saying in comment this morning, governor romney may have acted too early and too critical, characterizing it in a negative way when he might have been able to say something positive at that time to support the president, because americans live was at stake. the president characterized it as someone who shoots first and aims second. >> well, first the statement was made the night before we knew about the deaths of those four brave americans in libya. so it was in relationship not to what happened in libya but, of course, what happened in egypt a statement from the u.s. government. the first statement that came out, and it says, at its start, we apologize. i think most americans, charlie works look at that and say, gosh, that's not the appropriate response when your embassy is assaulted, the american flag taken down, and two islamic flags put up over american territory and lives were in j
and libya attack pb with us, rob portman of ohio, helping governor romney prepare for his next debate playing the part of president obama. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> many people are saying in comment this morning, governor romney may have acted too early and too critical, characterizing it in a negative way when he might have been able to say something positive at that time to support the president, because americans live was at stake. the president characterized...
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. >> they didn't want a debate about clint eastwood, they wanted it about mitt romney's ideas. people are talking about the bizarre clint eastwood performance. bizarre clint eastwood performance. >> it go ahead, make my soup. captioning funded by cbs >>> woel welcome to "cbs this morning," charlie rose and gail gail are off today. this is labor day -- president obama has been on the attack all weekend in key swing states. >> bill plante is in charlotte where the democratic national convention gets under way tomorrow. bill, good morning to you. >> rebecca, jeff, good morning. since the republicans ended their convention and mitt romney hit the road, the obama campaign's line of attack has played off what it charges are the republican's distortion and untruths. the campaign staff and the president himself have accused the romney campaign of outright lying. in the swing state of colorado, president obama was on offense. telling voters what they should expect from his rival's campaign. >> the other side is going to spend more money than we've ever seen in our lives with an avalanch
. >> they didn't want a debate about clint eastwood, they wanted it about mitt romney's ideas. people are talking about the bizarre clint eastwood performance. bizarre clint eastwood performance. >> it go ahead, make my soup. captioning funded by cbs >>> woel welcome to "cbs this morning," charlie rose and gail gail are off today. this is labor day -- president obama has been on the attack all weekend in key swing states. >> bill plante is in charlotte where...
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i don't know, though, that it's something that's going to change the back and forth of the debate. >> if it becomes more of the same, john, does the white house change the messaging and might we hear something different out of the romney camp? >> they're fine where they are. you feel bad, it's not going to get better. replace the sitting president. the thing is, the conversation about the economy and it changing, it almost doesn't matter for politics. political scientists will tell you the people's opinions about the economy lock in six months before an election. we're already past that mark. there's nothing that's going to happen that's going to be so wonderful in the economy that will change the way people think about it. >> as people who cover the economy and there are a number of them sitting here, people feel this is so personal. they look at the numbers on the one hand but ultimately, they come back and say, what does it feel like for me in my community, what'my gas prices, what's my home worth. >> when it looked like things were improving and oops, they didn't improve, they hav
i don't know, though, that it's something that's going to change the back and forth of the debate. >> if it becomes more of the same, john, does the white house change the messaging and might we hear something different out of the romney camp? >> they're fine where they are. you feel bad, it's not going to get better. replace the sitting president. the thing is, the conversation about the economy and it changing, it almost doesn't matter for politics. political scientists will tell...
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mitt romney had something coming out of that first debate. polls were change. that started to ed toed to dissipate. whether it stopped before the storm most strategists think that. his momentum was gone wasn't back sliding but gone he was going to have to come up with something new to say, something new to keep him in the national conversation. what the hurricane did was block him and remove his ability to get on the air, to make a news story that would filter out throughout these electoral states sway little bit different than him losing momentum. he lost the opportunity to try to create it again. >> at the same time you had the president being praised by the governor of new jersey who was the speaker at the republican convention. >> exactly. so that helps with the undecided vote towers the extent they are low information, check into this big national event. they see the president being presidential in his role and also a republican governor which appeals to a lot of those undecided voters who are angry with washington and lack of bipartisanship. >> john dicke
mitt romney had something coming out of that first debate. polls were change. that started to ed toed to dissipate. whether it stopped before the storm most strategists think that. his momentum was gone wasn't back sliding but gone he was going to have to come up with something new to say, something new to keep him in the national conversation. what the hurricane did was block him and remove his ability to get on the air, to make a news story that would filter out throughout these electoral...
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for anyone who caught the first debate presidential hopeful mitt romney of course saying eliminating federal funding for pbs gave us specific shout out to big bird and ever since that debate they have seen big bird both men and women literally fly off shelves. >> that's an expensive costume. >> you can wear a yellow shirt and throw on yellow feathers and people will get the point. not to miss the obvious choice for presidential candidates themselves both president barack obama and governor mitt romney the masks are just you know, best sellers and for obvious reasons. >> why are presidential candidates such ripe fodder for halloween costumes? >> i don't know anthony. i can't quite figure this out. i think generally we like to make fun of and dress up as people that are easy targets and politicians are easy targets, and, you know, romney and obama are the obvious ones but i'm looking for the one to dress as number 11 which is congress's approval rating. >> is that your costume? >> me and one other skinny kid are going to be the number 11 this year. >> in off years when it's not a big e
for anyone who caught the first debate presidential hopeful mitt romney of course saying eliminating federal funding for pbs gave us specific shout out to big bird and ever since that debate they have seen big bird both men and women literally fly off shelves. >> that's an expensive costume. >> you can wear a yellow shirt and throw on yellow feathers and people will get the point. not to miss the obvious choice for presidential candidates themselves both president barack obama and...
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the debates matter. >> debates did matter. you can argue about whether or not it was the breaking point for this campaign but there's little doubt before that first debate, mitt romney was dead in the water. came back. some would say he got the votes he was going to get anyway because he didn't win. but the fact is he was looking like he was going to lease terribly until that first debate and now the race was at least close when it comes to the popular vote. we are still waiting to sew how it all -- see how it all adds up. i think according to cbs news.com there are still a couple hundred thousand votes separating the two men as president obama has taken the electoral college votes. >> let's take a look at what is happening below the presidential ballot line. so many key issues across the nation and key positions at stake. >> yeah. some interesting things going on. one of the most closely watched senate races. elizabeth warren has won against scott brown in massachusetts. that is mitt romney's home state and he lost there toni
the debates matter. >> debates did matter. you can argue about whether or not it was the breaking point for this campaign but there's little doubt before that first debate, mitt romney was dead in the water. came back. some would say he got the votes he was going to get anyway because he didn't win. but the fact is he was looking like he was going to lease terribly until that first debate and now the race was at least close when it comes to the popular vote. we are still waiting to sew...
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the after that debate where there was that discussion about binders full of women, romney immediately went on the air in virginia with an ad saying that he is for contraception and then obama came back with another ad contradicting that sniesmght thank yo.>> pelley: thank you . you're watching election news coverage 2012. >> thanks for joining us. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm amina. we're told anybody in line when the polls close will get to cast their ballots. let's start with an update from peggy fox in richmond. peggy? >> reporter: we understand that the state board of elections have now put a hold on this because people are still standing in line. we have state democratic chair. a small percentage of voters. >> i don't think you can draw any conclusions from the small number of people because people are in line to vote and i tell people to stay in line as long as you're in line, you can cast your ballot at this point. >> reporter: do you think we're going to surpass turnout numbers from '08? >> three out of four virginiaians voted. looks like we'll have that this time. >> reporter: h
the after that debate where there was that discussion about binders full of women, romney immediately went on the air in virginia with an ad saying that he is for contraception and then obama came back with another ad contradicting that sniesmght thank yo.>> pelley: thank you . you're watching election news coverage 2012. >> thanks for joining us. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm amina. we're told anybody in line when the polls close will get to cast their ballots. let's start with...
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obviously you've had a lot of experience debating mitt romney and you know paul ryan is a tough debater as well. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, using state-of-the-art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment. we're america's natural gas. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. announcement why was of the picture-perfect-- majestic battleship, swelling music, enormous crowds. as you saw at the top of our show, it all went off without a hitch except for this key moment at the very end of romney's introduction. >> the n
obviously you've had a lot of experience debating mitt romney and you know paul ryan is a tough debater as well. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, using state-of-the-art monitoring technologies, rigorous...
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the key issue for the romney-ryan ticket to make a debate about the economy and who has a plan for turning it around. when you sit down and look at the ryan budget it's a plan to turn the u.s.a. around. it's not an austerity budget. it's a growth budget. and the problem obama-biden have is they don't have a plan. all they have is attack ads and that's not going to be enough. >> schieffer: if that's the plan, jeff, let me get back to what i said at the beginning, why are we talking about medicare and not the economy? clearly that's what we taught it in the beginning they were going to talk about. the romney campaign didn't quite agree with me here. maybe they think it's medicare and not the economy now. >> i don't think they think a medicare argument is going to win the day for them, but they're more pleads it's happening now in the summer of august, than in the weeks before october, because they believe at that point, of course this is going to be rehashed and revisited in the debates, but they believe by that point, it's going to be a confused issue. it's going to be a not new information
the key issue for the romney-ryan ticket to make a debate about the economy and who has a plan for turning it around. when you sit down and look at the ryan budget it's a plan to turn the u.s.a. around. it's not an austerity budget. it's a growth budget. and the problem obama-biden have is they don't have a plan. all they have is attack ads and that's not going to be enough. >> schieffer: if that's the plan, jeff, let me get back to what i said at the beginning, why are we talking about...
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he's got to use this convention and the debates to change everything. obama still leads nationally in the polls. obama still leads in all of the key swing states. our own cbs news/"new york times" poll romney did have some movement after the pick of paul ryan, but he's got to be able to convince not just his base that he's been working on, but he's got to convince other voters -- swing voteres, independent voters, also women, young voteres, minorities-- outreach more and he that's use this convention to try to connect with people, specifically middle class voters. >> i think that's right, bob. they have to warm up mitt romney. the campaign knows this will be a referendum about the economy and barack obama. but that's not enough. voters need to connect with him in some way. they don't need to love him, just connect enough. podium is a message. we see a mix of 13 high-tech screens but they're wrap nade warm sort of arts and craft style. to some people that's a perfect miss of old and new. to others it's discordant, high-tech next to the warm. that's what'
he's got to use this convention and the debates to change everything. obama still leads nationally in the polls. obama still leads in all of the key swing states. our own cbs news/"new york times" poll romney did have some movement after the pick of paul ryan, but he's got to be able to convince not just his base that he's been working on, but he's got to convince other voters -- swing voteres, independent voters, also women, young voteres, minorities-- outreach more and he that's use...
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they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry,. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. what 10-k would buy essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to mitt romney the only reason you're not a career politician is because you lost to ted kennedy. that has been one of the central focuses of democratic national committee is to paint not only mitt romney as a flip flopper but as a career politician someone who has been running for office for 20 years. >> schieffer: they're shifting some of it toward gingrich. >> absolutely. the democratic national committee just this morning put out their first web ad attacking newt gingrich. i talked to a senior advisor to the president this morning that said they were surprised that gingrich made it to the top of the polls. i think david axelrod said this morning that they thought or said this week that the
they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry,. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. what 10-k would buy essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to mitt romney the only reason you're not a career politician is because you lost to ted kennedy....
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i think that's the defining debate in our country right now. i think the president has a plan for strengthening security of the middle class. >> schieffer: in the end you think romney will get the nomination. >> i don't know. i have to say i think a lot of people in... inside the belt way and outside the belt way woke up today to a very different political environment and one in which newt gingrich is very much for real. i think, again, i think there's great skepticism. >> schieffer: does that make you happy or sad? let me get at it that way. >> i think this is a tremendous process. i disagree with the chairman. graham barack obama and hillary clinton weren't gouging each other's eyes out. they were having a debate about the future of our party and what we were going to do about this country. so much so that barack obama made hillary clinton his secretary of state. i think it's a tremendous process. and it's a lot of fun. >> schieffer: thank you very much, robert gibbs for being with us. when we come back we're going to bring in whole political
i think that's the defining debate in our country right now. i think the president has a plan for strengthening security of the middle class. >> schieffer: in the end you think romney will get the nomination. >> i don't know. i have to say i think a lot of people in... inside the belt way and outside the belt way woke up today to a very different political environment and one in which newt gingrich is very much for real. i think, again, i think there's great skepticism. >>...
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but that is a preexisting condition of the healthcare debate, as you know. but the real problem is, congress wants direction. donald trump won the presidential election. they want him to tell them what to do and he hasn't. he gave this press conference before he took office where he said ever would be covered and since then, he has not seemed focus on this issue, he has not really involved himself in the debate and not made a lot of public comments about it beyond vague promises and so you have a congress that wants the president of their party to lead them and he isn't doing it and the appeal of donald trump for so many of the people who voted for him and supported him was he was a decisive leader who would make things happen and get things done through sheer force of will, through being a deal maker, and on this issue, which is a very important central issue for so many people, he hasn't been doing that. part of governing, ezra, sometimes these big complicated issues there is a kind of solution that everybody would take if they could get over the politics.
but that is a preexisting condition of the healthcare debate, as you know. but the real problem is, congress wants direction. donald trump won the presidential election. they want him to tell them what to do and he hasn't. he gave this press conference before he took office where he said ever would be covered and since then, he has not seemed focus on this issue, he has not really involved himself in the debate and not made a lot of public comments about it beyond vague promises and so you have...
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might be a debate ated this month, john? that's clearly what newt gingrich wants. >> he would love that but the romney campaign has gone back into that kind of careful mode again. they don't want to debate. he did quite well. we should remember he did well in a lot of these debates and in the last two in florida. >> schieffer: apparently the campaign thought he was getting too much publicity. >> didn't him to get too much credit. i think a debate would be nice for us. i don't think it's going to happen. >> schieffer: back in a minute with some final thoughts. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's hea
might be a debate ated this month, john? that's clearly what newt gingrich wants. >> he would love that but the romney campaign has gone back into that kind of careful mode again. they don't want to debate. he did quite well. we should remember he did well in a lot of these debates and in the last two in florida. >> schieffer: apparently the campaign thought he was getting too much publicity. >> didn't him to get too much credit. i think a debate would be nice for us. i don't...